Emily Wang MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
Research Summary
My research explores incarceration as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and how correctional facilities can be a meaningful point of intervention to prevent and mitigate cardiovascular disease in the community.
Selected Publications
- Wang EA, Hong C, Samuels L, Shavit S, Sanders R, Kushel M. Transitions Clinic: Creating a Community-Based Model of Healthcare for Recently Released California Prisoners, Public Health Reports 2009 (in press)
- Wang EA, Pletcher M, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Kertesz SG, Kiefe CI, Bibbins-Domingo K. Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Healthcare: Findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA) Study, Archives of Internal Medicine 2009 Apr 13;169(7):687-93.
- Wang EA, White MC, Jamison R, Goldenson J, Estes M, and Tulsky J. “Discharge Planning and Continuity of Healthcare: Findings from the San Francisco County Jail,” American Journal of Public Health 2008 Dec; 98(12):2182-4. Epub 2008 Apr 1.
- Nelson, L, Wang E, McKenzie A, Mwansa R, Mpetsane F, Balang R, Wells C, Talbot E. “Rapid Assessment of Tuberculosis in a Large Prison in Gaborone, Botswana.” Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 28 (2003):250-2.
